HC Leipzig is a women's handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 club based in Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen

Handball-Bundesliga Frauen

Handball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany.-2010–11 season teams:*SG BBM Bietigheim*HSG Blomberg-Lippe*Buxtehuder SV*FHC Frankfurt*Frisch Auf Göppingen*HC Leipzig*Bayer 04 Leverkusen*VfL Oldenburg*SGH Rosengarten...

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Honours

• Handball-Bundesliga Frauen
  Handball-Bundesliga Frauen
  Handball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany.-2010–11 season teams:*SG BBM Bietigheim*HSG Blomberg-Lippe*Buxtehuder SV*FHC Frankfurt*Frisch Auf Göppingen*HC Leipzig*Bayer 04 Leverkusen*VfL Oldenburg*SGH Rosengarten...
  
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  • Winners (21)

• German Cup:
  • Winners (7)

• German Supercup:
  • Winners (1)

• Women's EHF Champions League
  Women's EHF Champions League
  The EHF Women's Champions League is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe, organized annually by the European Handball Federation . It is the most competitive and prestigious tournament for clubs since the champions of the best national leagues participate on it.- Eligibility...
  
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  • Winners (2): 1966, 1974
  • Runners-Up (4): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977

• EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Runners-Up (2): 1978, 1997

• Women's EHF Cup
  Women's EHF Cup
  The Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...
  
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  • Winners (2): 1986, 1992
  • Runners-Up (1): 2009

Current squad

Squad for the 2011–12 season

Goalkeeper Katja Schülke Julia Plöger

Wingers Natalie Augsburg Eliza Loraine Louise Knak Lyksborg Marlene Windisch

Line players Luisa Schulze Anne Müller
Back players Rannveig Haugen Anne Ulbricht Karolina Kudłacz Ania Rösler Maura Visser Saskia Lang Michelle Schombel Isa-Sophia Rösike Alexandra Mazzucco Anne Hubinger

Technical staff

• Club Manager: Kay-Sven Hähner
• Head Coach: Stefan Madsen
• Youth Coach: Jochen Holz